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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 28, 2017 - 06:34pm PT
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Since this art is going digital very quickly, let's see some obscure and not so obscure guidebooks. I'll start...
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 29, 2017 - 05:02am PT
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Nice, Durrance Route? Just guessing based on the pack, thermos, full guidebook, etc.
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Don Paul
Mountain climber
Denver CO
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Dec 29, 2017 - 05:21am PT
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 29, 2017 - 05:37am PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 29, 2017 - 06:00am PT
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Soler. that (thermos) is the summit register canister. I had not been there is 20 something years so brought the guide to help find rapells etc...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 29, 2017 - 09:21am PT
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Dec 29, 2017 - 10:08am PT
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 29, 2017 - 02:39pm PT
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 29, 2017 - 04:10pm PT
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My Gunks guidebooks. Inside the yellow box, left to right: The 1964 Art Gran book (mint), the first Dick Williams guide (1972, mint), the second Dick Williams guide (1980, mint). I think I memorized that 1980 guide and have two other, very well worn copies. Works of art, IMO. I have additional, working copies of most of those others, too. I think one of the Swain guides is completely duct taped for in the field use.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 29, 2017 - 04:15pm PT
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Don Lauria and Sierra Ledge Rat, good stuff! Love that old (original?) Meyers guide.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Dec 29, 2017 - 04:58pm PT
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Hey Gunkie, Love all the Gunks guides.
Here is a Gran Guide with the original velum dust jacket.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Dec 29, 2017 - 05:11pm PT
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How long before SteelMonkey shows the complete collection? 😀
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Dec 29, 2017 - 05:15pm PT
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I'm not an old guidebook collector. I got rid of most of the old ones just before I moved 4 yrs ago. Often, when I get the latest version of a guidebook, I give the older version to visiting climbers.
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Dec 29, 2017 - 05:42pm PT
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Here's a few from my collection...
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 29, 2017 - 05:47pm PT
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My first guide, though not a book.
And my first roped climb.
From late 1967.
Pete Cleveland was here.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 29, 2017 - 06:11pm PT
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In the obscure category, a guide to bouldering in South Africa:
cover art by Anita Harker
in 1995/96 the nearest town was Pietersburg. It has been re-named Polokwane. It is in South Africa.
It may be the first climbing guide to make use of American Sign Language.
Joe Rockheads is a glue-on traverse.
A Local at the traverse.
Topo from the guide compared with photos
Under the Pink
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Dec 29, 2017 - 07:55pm PT
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I think I have around 800
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Dec 29, 2017 - 08:45pm PT
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Todd wins !
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